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Squirrel Nut Zippers was a U.S. band formed in 1993, who applied punk's DIY aesthetic to early 20th century American popular music. The band's name comes from the Squirrel Brand's Nut Zippers, a peanut and caramel candy for sale since the mid-20s.
Origins
The band was founded by Jim "Jimbo" Mathus, formerly of Metalflake Mother and Johnny Vomit & The Dry Heaves, and his wife Katharine Whalen in Chapel Hill, North Carolina along with Ken Mosher, Don Raleigh and Chris Phillips. The group made its live debut in Chapel Hill a few months later. Tom Maxwell joined in January, 1994, bringing in Stacy Guess. The band was initially lumped into the "lounge" movement, along with Combustible Edisons, then later credited with starting the swing music revival of the 1990s. Unlike such bands as Cherry Poppin' Daddies and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, who mostly synthesized jump blues and a Gene Krupa backbeat, the Zippers defied description, incorporating everything from Harlem Hot Music, Cab Calloway, Johnny Ace, Delta Blues, Raymond Scott, Fats Waller, Django Reinhardt, Tom Waits, and klezmer. Maxwell's "Hell," their biggest single, peaking at number 13, was calypso music in the tradition of 1930s artists such as Lord Executor and The Growler. The band's lyrics sometimes referenced Faulkner or quoted 2,000 year old Chinese poetry.
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@niclone King Missile... Squirrel Nut Zippers... The Clash.
SpookyHelder (Helder F.V.M. Gomes) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:08:54 -0000
@niclone King Missile... Squirrel Nut Zippers... The Clash.
07:50 Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
woxy_vintage (woxy_vintage) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:49:13 -0000
07:50 Squirrel Nut Zippers - Hell
@ShaoLao for some odd fun music - squirrel nut zippers
triplestripe (triplestripe) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:10:15 -0000
@ShaoLao for some odd fun music - squirrel nut zippers
#backinthe90s we were introduced to Squirrel Nut Zippers .... wish I wasnt.
samiaparks (Samia Parks) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:51:45 -0000
#backinthe90s we were introduced to Squirrel Nut Zippers .... wish I wasnt.
Got tix to see Squirrel Nut Zippers 1/2/10, thanks Andrew!
bookishsue (Susan Williams) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:36:59 -0000
Got tix to see Squirrel Nut Zippers 1/2/10, thanks Andrew!
@andremonnerat Tomara que role Squirrel Nut Zippers no Brasil. Vai ser demais. Mas tenho fé que se não rolar este ano, rola ano que vem.
Coaracy (Coaracy) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:12 -0000
@andremonnerat Tomara que role Squirrel Nut Zippers no Brasil. Vai ser demais. Mas tenho fé que se não rolar este ano, rola ano que vem.
All-Reviews.com: Christmas Caravan - Review of the album.
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CanEHdian.com: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Includes biography, audio, message board, links and reviews.
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La Plume Noire: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Review of 'Bedlam Ballroom'.
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Metacritic: Bedlam Ballroom - Links to reviews of the album.
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The Onion AV Club: Squirrel Nut Zippers - Interview with the hot-jazz combo on making everything old new again.
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